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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6, p. 180 – 211.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kien do the next day?
(a) Reports for duty and begins his war service
(b) Deserts into the Jungle
(c) Returns to Hanoi
(d) Joins with the South Vietnamese.

2. How did Kien start on his road to recovery?
(a) He saw the victory of the North Vietnamese against the South
(b) He killed his enemy who had insulted Phuong
(c) He took a job as a body collector
(d) He talked to a doctor

3. At what times of the day does Kien write?
(a) Mornings only
(b) Any time that he can
(c) Day time
(d) Night-time

4. Why does Kien make his first 'kill'?
(a) To save the life of his comrades
(b) To save his own life
(c) To protect Phuong
(d) To serve his country

5. What characterised the feelings that Kien had for warfare before it happened?
(a) Patriotism
(b) Hatred
(c) Almost like Love
(d) Jealousy

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Kien visit Tranh at the end of this chapter?

2. What did one particular friend think was the worst thing that could happen to a soldier?

3. What was Kien's mother devoted to?

4. What is Kien's primary method to exorcise his guilt about the Vietnamese War?

5. What object does Kien receive years later?

(see the answer key)

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